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Green Blow Fly, Green Bottle Fly

Lucilia sericata

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Vincent, Alabama

Tulare, California

, Eastern Cape

Lutz, Florida

Washington, Illinois

Benton, Kentucky

Greensboro, North Carolina

Grenoble, RhÃ´ne-Alpes

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london12

| November 2015 | Positive

Without these animals and many others of a similar nature the world would be a plague house of stink and disease.

melody

Benton, KY (Zone 7a) | June 2007 | Positive

They serve a purpose...nature's scavengers. However gross, the larvae live in, and feed on carrion. Helps with decomposition and disposal.

I still don't like them around.

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